India records highest single-day spike with over 4 lakh new COVID-19 cases

India for the first time has reported more than 4 lakh new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. A total of 4,01,993 fresh COVID-19 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative count of the cases to 1,91,64,969, the Union Health Ministry reported on Saturday. With 3,523 people succumbing to the […]

Chinese President Jinping sends message to PM Modi, offers to strengthen anti-pandemic cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and offered cooperation in dealing with the situation created by COVID-19. Xi said China is willing to strengthen anti-pandemic cooperation with India, and provide support and help to the country, Xinhua news agency reported. He also sent “condolences” over COVID-19 pandemic […]

Senior Assam woman journalist Nilakshi Bhattacharya dies of COVID-19 in Delhi

Senior Delhi-based journalist from Assam, Nilakshi Bhattacharya succumbed to COVID-19 on Friday. Bhattacharya was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Delhi after being infected by Coronavirus. The senior journalist finally breathed her last this morning. Nilakshi Bhattacharya was associated with the Times Of India Group. Her husband Kalyan Barua is also reportedly undergoing treatment […]

COVID-19 Phase-3 vaccination: Over 2.28 cr registrations on Co-Win portal in 2 days

With Phase III of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive set to start on May 1, the total registrations on the Co-Win portal for the new phase have crossed 2.28 crore in just two days, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday. In an official release, the ministry said the total vaccination across […]

COVID-19: Japan to provide 300 oxygen concentrators, ventilators to India

Japanese Ambassador to India Satoshi Suzuki on Friday informed that the country will provide 300 oxygen generators and as many ventilators to India which is currently facing the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Taking to Twitter, Suzuki said that Japan stands with India in its “greatest time of need”. “Japan stands with India in her […]

Tripura needs 32 lakh Covid vaccine doses to cover 100% population between age 18-44: NHM Director

Tripura needs around 32 lakh vaccine doses for 100 per cent vaccination residents of the state between the age group of 18 years and 44 years, said Dr Siddharth Shiv Jaiswal, state Director, National Health Mission (NHM), ahead of Phase III of the nationwide COVID-19 inoculation drive. Addressing media, Dr Jaiswal said the state has […]

Senior journalist Rohit Sardana passes away after contracting COVID-19

Popular TV Journalist Rohit Sardana passed away on Friday. He reportedly died of heart attack. He had also been tested positive for COVID-19 roughly a week before his demise. On April 24, Sardana informed via Twitter he had contracted the coronavirus. Reports said that he passed away this morning after suffering a heart attack. Sardana […]

India records highest single-day surge with 3,86,452 new COVID-19 cases

India recorded 3,86,452 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. This is the highest single-day spike in the cases since the pandemic began last year. According to the Union Health Ministry, as many as 3,498 deaths and 2,97,540 recoveries were also recorded in the last 24 hours. The cumulative count of the COVID-19 cases […]

Covid battle: Centre provides 150 ventilators to Manipur

In a boost to Manipur’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the state has received 150 ventilators under the PM Cares fund. This was informed by Chief Minister N Biren Singh in a virtual address to the public on Thursday. The Chief Minister informed that the Manipur government has received 150 AgVa ICU ventilators (both invasive […]